The Osceola times., 1887-01-22

In mis- shirtsleeves, waving his hand to-
wards box of surgical instrumental
"'An operationp' asked.
"An operationP' We'll, yes; and after
the operation is over there will be moth
ing left of you but bones. You are
mine-I won't say body and soul, but
body at least. bought you. You are
to be dissected, and | might as well tell
you now as later that don't like a
body to act as you are doing. don't
like it, l say,' and | amt used to it. l
never had it happen before, so lie down
and keep quiet-I will be ready for you
in moment. l am looking up some
authorities on the subject now
"But see here | said. You're iok-
ing. I'm not going to stand any more
of this. I'm going away
"'I'd like to see you. said the stu
dent. The door is locked, and it is
six stories down from the window.
Now don't interrupt me. am reading
up this work on anatomy, and fellow
cant give his mind to serious subject
like this with corpse making fuss
right along side of him. You are
dead, so lie down and keep quiet
"He resumed his pipe and his book
and his rocking-chair.
"'You don't mean TO say ,.a
out, that you are going a ,,ordor
me?' ''''''
"He smiled, pulled .n.,,, =, h;s ,,;,,0
,nu "a'oe nis "' - at me to lie down.
,i''sea' oi ."' - I arose cautiously and
oPaia ~ " - ,hrcat, upsetting rocking
., Ina', .-eek and all. Although had
;, ~ down, it was not for long Twas
30 weak to make a struggle, and he
lifted me up and placed me on the
boards again. He picked up his pipe,
put his hands in his pockets and came
over and looked at me.
"'You are fine. lively specimen,
he said; but you are laboring under a
great mistake. You think you are alive.
Well, you're not. You're dead, and
have been dead for several days. The
coroner's jury sat on you. Perhaps you
don't know that
81 shook my head.
"'Well, they sat all the same. Vcr-
dict, died of prostration, or nervous
prostration, or something like that
no; sunstroke. | think twas. Now you
are dead, physically and officially. The
State of New York has pronounced you
defunct. You have petered. Now put
it to you as a reasonable man if You
think you are acting as respectable
cadavcr should act. You are irving To
make out that the State of New Yorl,
can be wrong officially, and, besides,
you are trying TO get away with the
body that | have bought and paid for
and can assure you have not got too
much cash. Idon't buy bodies for amuse-
ment or to have them walk away, either
No. sir.
''How much did you pay for meP' l
asked.
"Well. you came high, besides the
bringing of you upstairs. You cost me
$50 and 81 carriage
"All right. Twill give you 800 for
myself ! think my body is more use
to me than il can be to YOU
"The student sat down in his rocking
chair threw one leg over the other and
eyed me critically.
"'See here. he said; 'you are wealthy.
aren't you?'
"I have about $4,000 | answered
very foolishly.
"llow is your property fiXedP
alt is in the Observation-Disclosures
tan Bank
"All right. Twill tell you just what
it will cost. You make me out check
for S75, 600 and you can have yourself.
You know you are LEGALLY and officially
dead.
Otherwise l suppose you win mur-
der me?'
"'Call it what you like, he answered
jauntly. Il am not particular as to the
terms used by a corpse
81 wrote him ont the check, intend
ing to get down TO the bank before him
and stop payment, but he remarked as
he tied me down 10 the trestles with a
stout rope that he wasn't born the day
before yesterday and if the check was
all right he would buy me a good suit
of clothes and set me at liberty. II
not, the dissection would proceed. He
got the money-took me down that
night blindfoldcd TO cab. drove me
round and round and then left me. |
have been hunting for that man ever
since. Don't you think you can adj
vance me twenty-five cents on that
storyPn
"Oh, I guess so, if you don't ask me-
to believe it,"
"Well, seeing it is you, | won't
Thanks-fifty centsP Well. will hand
you back twenty-five cents the next
tune meet you. ."--Jack Sharp, in De
troh Free Press.
HE WAS MARRIED.
Why an Omaha Man searched His GRO
GERS Store for Cooked Things.
Customcr-Have you any corned becfp
Fancy Grocer-Best kind, Mr.. -;
any thing else?
"Any canned tongue already boiled?n